Toussaint Louverture Quotes

The revolution of Saint Domingo was taking its course. I saw that the whites could not endure, because they were divided and because they were overpowered by numbers; I congratulated myself that I was a black man.

Toussaint Louverture

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: leader
  • Nationality: haitian
  • Birth: May 20, 1743 - April 7, 1803

Topics

MyselfManRevolutionBlackNumbers

I loved being on the set with my stepfather. I loved the magic of movies. I went on the set of 'The Mod Squad' - I mean, can you imagine? Just walking into a living room and then walking behind the living room, and it's just flat. There's nothing I love more than being on a sound stage.

Jennifer Jason Leigh

LoveLovedWalkingMagicYouLiving

I use my iPhone as an alarm, so when it goes off, I pick it up and casually scroll through whatever emails may have come in while I was asleep.

Maulik Pancholy

iPhoneWhateverThroughUpMayOff

Forgiveness is like faith. You have to keep reviving it.

Mason Cooley

ForgivenessFaithYouKeepLike

Gilles Duceppe avoids making campaign promises altogether so he can emphasize that his Bloc Quebecois has only one objective: to prevent Harper from forming a majority government.

Martin O'Malley

GovernmentPromisesMajorityOnlyHe

I would just love to be able to give back to figure skating.

Michelle Kwan

LoveBackSkatingGiveJustAble

The dean of the American Film Institute has written that I'm one of the very few auteurs in America. I've had freedom for 40 years to create art that is totally personal and is what I believe in.

Lloyd Kaufman

FreedomArtBelieveAmericanAmerica

While I was pregnant, I had dozens of checkups. They covered everything from blood tests to ultrasounds, and I even had the option of attending birthing classes with my husband.

Liya Kebede

HusbandBloodEverythingTestsEven

The Constitution authorizes Congress to tax Americans to provide for the common defense and promote the general welfare. But in Washington, the professional political class has hijacked that authority to rig up a tax code that provides for the well-being of Washington, not the country.

Josh Hawley

ConstitutionPoliticalProfessional

Cloning will enable mankind to reach eternal life.

Claude Vorilhon

LifeReachWillCloningMankind

We never taste a perfect joy; our happiest successes are mixed with sadness.

Pierre Corneille

SadJoySadnessPerfectNeverTaste

Regularity in the hours of rising and retiring, perseverance in exercise, adaptation of dress to the variations of climate, simple and nutritious aliment, and temperance in all things are necessary branches of the regimen of health.

Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield

PerseveranceHealthFitnessSimple

I don't understand 'The Only Way Is Essex' and 'Made in Chelsea': the way they pretend there's no camera. I cannot fathom the attraction.

Shaun Evans

CameraUnderstandWayPretendMade

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